Criminal Justice

Bronx Man Arrested for Sweepstakes Fraud Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 57-year-old Bronx man was arrested last week at John F. Kennedy International Airport in connection with a Sweepstakes fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Feb. 2. 

Bedford Park: One Sought for House Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who police say is sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

AG Sues Fraudulent Bronx Immigration Lawyers for Scamming Immigrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Jan. 22 against Kofi Amankwaa, 69, a Bronx immigration lawyer, and others operating in his Concourse-located office, Sylvester Boateng, Nana Adoma Kontoh, Betty Smith, and Kofi Amankwaa Jr., 37, son of Kofi Amankwaa, for allegedly running an illegal scheme that scammed hundreds of vulnerable immigrants into paying thousands of dollars for fraudulent services that caused many to be deported or have their green card applications denied.

Bronx Former Finance Director of Hawthorne Healthcare Sentenced for Stealing $700K+ from Organization

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney (DA) Miriam E. Rocah announced on Jan. 29 that a Bronx woman was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 25, to an indeterminate term of two to six years in state prison for stealing more than $700,000 from Hudson Valley Community Services (HVCS), a division of Cornerstone Family Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare provider in Hawthorne, NY where the woman was employed as the director of finance.